Peruvians protest left-wing presidential candidate
Demonstrators carried white banners with the letter "k", Fujimori's symbol. Others, like Luis Solis, said that their presence at the march was not in support of Fujimori but a march against communism and terrorism.
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Thousands of Peruvians marched through the streets of Lima on Saturday in favour of right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in a demonstration dubbed "for democracy and peace". They wore jerseys of the Peruvian soccer team and shouted: "No to communism."
Demonstrators carried white banners with the letter "k", Fujimori's symbol. Others, like Luis Solis, said that their presence at the march was not in support of Fujimori but a march against communism and terrorism. Some demonstrators have claimed, without proof, that Free Peru party presidential candidate, Pedro Castillo has links with the terrorist group Shining Path, also calling him a "communist".
The leftist candidate has denied any links. All polls show Castillo in first place, but closely followed by Fujimori, for whom the Public Prosecutor's Office is pushing a 30-year prison sentence for allegedly leading a criminal group and laundering assets. Peru's presidential elections will be held next Sunday, June 6. Whoever accumulates the most votes will govern from July 28.